TOP TECH READS 07/2019
July’s Best Tech Stories
On Facebook’s Libra and the death of privacy; adaptive neural systems; the moon; hyponomics; dark data; and more. July’s Best Tech Stories
Hey Hackers,
I’ve got some really really good tech reads for you this week.
But first!
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Onto what matters… here are July’s top tech stories.
👉 Facebook’s Libra Means the Death of Privacy
Picture a dystopian society. What do you see? Imagining a world with the aesthetic of Blade Runner 2077? Think deeper. What could drive such a society, lending power to the people in charge? Perhaps it could be Bitcoin. Or, to be more specific and accurate, a permissioned cryptocurrency operated by a monopolistic and tyrannical entity used to control all purchases and interactions.
— by Joakim Hjønnevåg: Blockchain Lead @ aXpire
🏆 Facebook’s Libra has been nominated for Defining Crypto Moment of the Year and The Bait and Switch Award in the #Noonies 2019. May the best and worst peoples and products of the internets win!
👉 What’s Next for Adaptive Neural Systems?
There’s a trend in neural networks that’s existed since the beginning of the deep learning revolution, and which is succinctly captured in one word: scale.
— by Had Seddiqi: Scientist; engineer
👉 Top 5 Nonprofits (NGOs) that Accept Cryptocurrency as Donation
Due to the irreversibility, transparency, and security of global transactions, cryptocurrency has become a best way to donate internationally. To help encourage individuals to give their crypto to organisations that are creating a difference within the world, here’s a list of some crypto-accepting nonprofits.
— by David Smith: Entrepreneur; CEO; Blockchain Enthusiast
👉 Why am I launching She-VC with ‘Women in VC’ global community?
Venture capital is often called a ‘bro industry’ — and the reasons are many. I was told that I may be the first female General Partner in a sports VC fund — and I was shocked that we are still talking about firsts, in 2019.
— by Gayatri Sarkar: Venture Capitalist; Ex-Fed Reserve, IBM, HP; founder of two startups.
🏆 SHE-VC — the world’s largest global directory for women in venture capital to find each other, connect, and collaborate — has been nominated for Most Exciting Startup in the 2019 #Noonies. Vote today!
👉 The Tech Boom’s Unanticipated Challenges
(a+b)² = a² + b² + 2ab. Remember this age old math formula? What happens if I add another variable/dimension to this equation? The results change; the unfolded rule is no more valid. Rules and laws have to change and mend on introduction of new variables.
— by Aditi: Tech Enthusiast; Activist; Engineer
👉 The Power State of Dark Data
Dark data is data an organization is unaware of and/or unable to find; nevermind use.
— by Emam: Analytics @Jajja Media Group
👉 How Data Got Us To The Moon
On July 20, 2019, we complete fifty years since humans officially landed on the moon for the first time in 1969. This historic feat of accomplishment is often synonymous with two names — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But that’s not the complete picture.
— by Ayswarrya: Head of the Humans of Data publication at Atlan
👉 How Artificial Intelligence Hype Keeps Us Stuck in “The Good Old Days”
How AI does for the tech industry what the “paranormal romance” genre did for romance booksellers.
— by docstefflbauer: Digital transformation PhD, MBA in the tech trenches since Y2K. Founder @FrauenLoop.org
👉 Hyponomics, and the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Harnessing It
The culture of hyponomics has also brought about a new culture of analytics. Go into all of the major tech firms today, and they’ll tell you how their businesses are focused on ensuring customer engagement. The paradigm of customer engagement itself is a subset of hyponomics.
— by Tanvir Zafar: Journalist
👉 11 Techniques and 5 Tools to Work Toward Limitless Team Productivity
As team performance is a relative measure, there is no unique formula to calculate it. This is why managers often use the general labor productivity equation for measuring both personal and team performance:
— by Lina: shy writer & Digital Marketing Expert at Epom DSP
👉 On 10x Developers and Arrogant Jerks
Diversity is part and parcel of humanity. We’re different from each other. Full stop. But another part of human nature is to compare ourselves with one another.
— by Steve Konves: Software Architect at GPS Insight by day; Open source contributor by night
👉 Never Make Assumptions: 5 Golden Rules for Web App Development
APIs are the most important part of your web app development, as they let you build smart applications by manipulating data from the other web applications
— by Shifa Martin: blogger and IT sourcing analyst with ValueCoders.com
🏆 Cast your votes for the Best Developer on Twitter; Top Dev Teacher; Best Open Startup; CMS You Can’t Live Without and more in the #dev category of the 2019 #Noonies, presented in partnership with Stream!
⚠ ️UPCOMING Ask Me Anything with Quincy Larson, Founder of freeCodeCamp, on July 25, 9 am PST/12 pm EST!
I was a 30-something teacher who learned to code and ultimately founded freeCodeCamp in 2014. I am now working on the nonprofit full-time to help expand these learning resources. I’m doing an AMA here on Hacker Noon’s community forum — I’ll answer questions live at noon EST on Thursday, July 25. You can ask me questions in advance here on this thread.
Head on over here to post your question for Quincy Larson, the founder of freeCodeCamp, anytime from now until Thursday at noon EST.
Cheers,
Natasha from Hacker Noon 👩💻
